r/occupationaltherapyUK

Has anyone interviewed for the Occupational Therapy MSc at Brunel or has an upcoming interview? I have an interview this week but I’m getting worried because the whole process so far has been really disorganised and I wanted to know what other people’s experiences have been. It’s making me question if I should even attend the university if the application process is already stressful and disorganised.

Is anyone who has had an interview with them also able to help me with what I should prepare? Thank you

OT here (community Band 7, UK) doing an MSc in Computing Science alongside clinical work. Researching documentation burden specifically in OT — because I live it every day and wanted to understand if others feel the same.

A few honest questions:

1. How much time during your clinical day goes on documentation rather than direct patient care?

2. Are you finishing notes in the evenings or weekends and how often?

3. What's the most frustrating part of your documentation workflow?

4. If you could change one thing, what would it be?

All settings welcome — community, inpatient, mental health, paediatrics, learning disabilities. Newly qualified or 20 years in all experiences valid.

Genuinely researching this, not selling anything. Really appreciate any honest responses.

I’m just wondering out of interest if anyone knows any OT’s working in the Crisis team? Whether this be older adults, working age or children? I know some working in a more general role (crisis practitioner that can be a RMN,RLDN, OT or Social worker) but I haven’t seen any that are specifically OT. If so, what’s it like! This is purely out of my interest in different OT roles.

I have a place to study the Occupational Therapy PgDip this Sep, but I have a lot of doubts and concerns over a career in OT as a result of my own service user OT experience and how admin based the role now seems to be.

I would be grateful for any insight on the current landscape of OT within the UK, both from the NHS and private practice.

Areas I'm keen to hear about are: Is the role now basically an admin based one? Are there opportunities to be creative (use art, gardening, writing groups) in interventions? How have you found the work / life balance? Could OT be used as a springboard for careers that are more holistic and art / activity based within the charity sector?

Hi all, I've been having some health related deterioration in relation to both some chemical exposure from a building environment and some housing suitability related issues. Which combined are affecting underlying conditions I have, health & disability management/improvement and my ability to work and daily living.

So I asked my GP if an Occupational Therapist could assist as that was some advice I received but he said they are only available via NHS referral to Social Services.

I do not want to be dealing with social services so I would just like to check if this is actually true. Is this advice correct?